Cigarette lighter



Sept 27, 1949' w 1 M. sTRoTHER 2,482,807

CIGARETTE LIGHTER Filed Nov. 2, 1945 f" wf@ m Patented Sept. 27, 179492,482,807A j -y CIGARETTE LIGHTER-,5.,y v

Loy.MStrother,- Albemarle, N. C..' Application November 2, 1945, SerialNo. 626,254 aclaimsg. (croi- 7.1)

This invention;. relates. f primarily to Vcigarette lighters.A Y Of.ycoursesitLis.selfeevidentnthat it. may have an extensive. range enlise-forfignition purposes. Y

It is. anobject ofithiss nllentionsto.- provide a pocket .and personalf-.usellighter .thatfisf unique in contour andglendsf-itseltito lthe;laesthetic y.appe l port and novelmechanism tion of the.fuelvaporinlandaaboutthefwick.

1 in, .ention to :provide a Y It is aAfurther1010iGetint@thislinvention-to providea l.case...liavin'gt'elescopically related sections. to house .a 1 fuel-f. container;including-a 1wick. `sup-vY -toilpipducerthe ignif tions-so arranged.thattheyfgmaygbe fbrollghtlinto alignment with.` each other 4tofexpose:the flame.`

on either .side-.ofthe .easear'emote fromftheends.VA

and. edges ...of the case.;k therebyfpgpresentingawa. de.-

sirable safety.. feature.;

ItV is;alsc.. an.. object iota-.this .-inyentionsta EDIQ- L vide a.lost.motion:.meanslconstitutingtfa delay-.f

ing action-fontheugni to insure ,a

ings are substantially iful-ly; opensc ionuor l=;.;abrading wheel Y andfinally -anvacceleratedsaction forcthe :wheel-.1

quick :ignition in thefsproperkasequence; v.25

of succ'essivepositionsandfwhenltheiflameopene..

it isa still further.'obiectfofathis `Ainvention...to.

provide a novel:A Asnulie'r 1 :for:.,the.i lighted Wick. y Saidsnuerbeingdoff such -:construction-i-.as-.y tog...Y receive the end of-fthe Wick:.and-ath'e.: Wick lsupf;

portina closely--embraeingdmanner-and thereby.. retard theunnecessarywaporization of the fuel .-1

in 'the ignition-end of 4the Wickie Itis also anobjectof-thisiinventionto'suspend the iuel tank *froid-onesection-fand..toprovideYY snap fasteners- 'on-the vtank-torenga-geralremovable" outer shell or cover-ofthe-other section f wherebythe `shell*may-jbe removed vwand thetank replenished. with-:fuel: Other objectsandadva tages. will be revealed ink connection vvith'V the `detaileddescription' 'of f the accompanying .drawings which form Va parteI ofthis specication. In theY drawingS..;

Figure 1 isla sidegeleyational viewofmynew..

lighter. f

through a central fniajo'r plane., thereofa'l Figure 3 is.anjedgeelevational .view of my. novel L lighter.

FigureV 4 is aside elevational.. ,.vewon. Aa .larger scale of thefuel..tanlandsome-rot itseappurte-enarices;A removed romxthe-yligliterAcase.

Figure 5 is a.side.-el'evationakfyiewoifsone secar@V tion of the caseremovedffrom mwlightere.. I

Figure 6 isa side. elevational-view.ofza suspen-tf invention Vand karelnotfto. `he,.considered asldeflni-i tive thereof,'except.as(pointedoutin the-,subject matter claimed herein.KAV y l Y TheA reference',characters .identify f4 the` parts anddetails disclosed.,onftherdrawings`fandhd'er, scribed'herein... e Y e In rny new lighter I the telescopicsectioned and are .provided .withfnger recesses `4,;5 .andati as clearlyshown.Y Y y f The inner and upper.. section. 2 sprOyided'Mth'reduced'.si'de portions and. .Windows-.Sor lopeningsh 3, Yone of lwhich .is .shovvfn in.Figl`li:e5. \.Belowfeach .i window 8 is. alater-ally extending..transversehan.. '9 for op'eat'ing'gthepiyotednuier#ingivhichgl onel of the barsorprojections-3 'engagesonegofthe transversely. Aarranged.projectionsk Iv Iller.v l [11.5. in the pathof. travel-.of said,.prpjectio'nsiorbars 9.. The innersection. 2"'is.provided jiriternallSfwadjacent its innery edges WitlfiLtWodependinglmtubes 12,13 Ahousing helical compression springs... 14, .15. .The fuelVtank 1l 6" islsuspended '.fro'm .the 'tubes l2 and I3. and Vissliilably,connected.thereto.` by rods orv bolts` l1; I8?. Tl'ietubes are,provided :j with inturned flanges I9 'andjZjconstituting stopsA for thecylindrical .bolt heads,2I""'and22l` The loolts have screw:threadedlconnectiojnsx23 and .Ztl` with portions ofA th'etank ".l 6.' p

The tank I6 is provided with'a tubularhousing. 25 .adaptedftoreceive abody ofrint-.Zwa helic'aif compression springZ'I anda screw. PlugClosure 28. The tank wall is`provided.1.With" ape1itured.g spacedsupports 29/fla`nkingthe tubularhousing .Y 25 and Vformingvtrunnion'.suppe ts' forth `alorading. orignition wheel; ofuni.t.30.'11The Auni1 .irlV

- cludes a wheel havingtrunnions jo'urnaledinthe apertures 3 l.' of thesupports 29; j Each iside'. of .the Wheel is yformed jwith a ratchetconcentric.' with theA 'trunnions 'Combined ratchetsland fpivn'ions. 32'and 33 .are jour.nailed"10r`1.t.liei.tnmnoils..vrt11""'A the ratchetsofthepinions inengagement; Withj';

the ratchets of the wheel. Compression springs 34 and 35, preferablylight weight spiral springs are located on the trunnions between thesupports 29 and the ratchet-pinions 32 and 33.

In the upper section 2 against the tube I2 is secured a guideway 36constituting a housing for a light weight helical spring 31 locatedabove and in alignment with a channel-shaped rack member 38 guided insaid guideway 36. The member 38 is provided with racks in operativeengagement with the ratchet-pinions 32 and 33. The spring 31 performs adual function and is connected at one of its ends to the bar 48 and atits other end to the rack member 38 by any suitable means such as across pin 38. Initially the spring serves as a compression spring toprovide for delayed action of the wheel and finally a retraction springfor the rack member to draw it back to its initial position.

It will be appreciated that the operation of the ignition mechanism issynchronized and controlled to produce a flame just as the llameopenings approach a wide open position.

The fuel tank I 6 is provided with a filing opening in its bottom closedby a screw plug 39.

The snuifer ID is provided with a hollow head or cap 40 adapted tonormally embrace the wick 4I and a, portion of the wick tube or support42 to thereby retard the vaporization of the fuel on the free end of thewick. The lower end of the snuier is pivotally mounted betweenupstanding ears 43 on the tank. The ears are preferably perforated and apivot bolt or rivet is passed through the ears and the apertured lowerend of the snuifer and said bolt or rivet is provided with means toprevent endwise displacement thereof.

A suitable spring 44 is provided to urge the snuffer to snuiiingposition. 1

The tank I6 is also provided with upright spring detents 44 and 45adapted to snap into recesses 46 and 41 of the removable outer shell ofsection 3.

The outer shell of the upper section 2 is secured to the yoke 48 by alag bolt 49.

When the sections are forced together against the tension of thecompression springs I4 and I5 the windows or side openings 8 are broughtinto alignment with each other and the flame is exposed on the high sideof the device.

Because of the drag on the ignition wheel 3E), due mostly to itsfrictional contact with the flint 26, the action of the wheel is delayeduntil the tension of the spring 31 is suicient to overcome thefrictional contact whereupon the speed of rotation of the wheel 30 isaccelerated to insure ignition and a flame when the windows 8 aresubstantially wide open. The movement of the snuffer I is also delayedbecause of the normally spaced condition of the bars or projections 9 onthe inner section and the projections II and I2 on the snuffer. Theretraction of the snuffer begins when the windows are partly open andcontinues to completion when the windowsare substantially wide open. Thespring 31 is so ten-.

sioned and arranged that it acts in a dual capacity. The spring 31 isconnected at its upper end..

to the bar 48 and at its lower end it is connected The fuel tank I6 isprovided with recesses I6 adapted to receive the reduced portions 1 ofthe inner section 2.

Having fully shown and described my invention and the operation thereof,what I claim is:

l. An ignition device, comprising a fuel tank, a snuffer, an igniter,inner and outer shells slidably connected together through a pluralityof mediums, one of which is the fuel tank, said inner and outer shellshaving flame openings in the sides thereof, said fuel tank having a wicksupport projecting laterally therefrom,v said tank having projectingside walls thereon'dening supports for the snuffer and the igniter, saidsnuifer and igniter being operatively located in front of the wicksupport, said inner shell having a reciprocable rack in engagement withsaid igniter, a housing in said inner shell slidably receiving a portionVof said ,rack and guiding the same throughout its reciprocatingmovements, and a helical spring located in said housing between saidrack and the remote end oi said housing, said spring being connected atone of its ends to the rack and at its other endto the housing, the biasof said spring being such that it functions as a retracting spring forthe rack to restore the rack to its initial position and also functionsafter retarded motion of the rack to accelerate the motion oi both therack and the igniter.

2. A cigarette lighter, comprising slidably connected telescopic innerand -outer sections, each section, including a detachable shell, saidshells dening the case of the lighter, one section having a fuel tankslidably connected therewith, said shells having alignable flameopenings in each side thereof,isaid fuel tank having a wick supportlocated between two of said openings, said tank having an ignition unitmounted thereon in front of said wick support, rack and pinion operatingmeans for said ignition unit, said rack being mounted for actuation bythe inner section, means in said inner section providing for initiallydelayed action of said rack and nally accelerated action thereof,whereby ignition is assured whenv the openings are approaching alignmentVto expose the flame, a snuffer pivoted on saidV tank and located iniront of said wick support, said snufer having an arm and a head, saidarm having lateral projections extending outwardly to a positionadjacent to the walls of the inner section and offset from the pivotedmounting of said snuffel", and a transversely arranged inwardlyextending bar on the inner section in the path of the projections ofsaid snuler and adapted to operate the snuffer.

3. A cigarette lighter,l comprising inner and outer sections slidablyand telescopically connected for operation by iinger pressure on theends thereof, each section having a, pair of flame openings therein, afuel tank movably connected with the inner section and having a portionlocated in and housed by the outer section, said tank having a wicksupport projecting laterally therefrom opposite /a pair oi saidVopenings, a spring actuated snuer urged toward and in Y front of saidwick support, said snufier having to the rack member 38 wherebythemember 38 is retracted to normal position by the spring .31A

when the sections are in their retracted or extended positions relativeto each other.` ,Y

The ignition wheel operates in one rotary direc-Y A, tion only. This isaccomplished -by the spring actuated ratchet-pinion assembly clearlydisclosed..

in Figure 7.

an arm pivotally connected to said tank, said snulier having a hollowhead adapted to embrace the wick and the free end of the wick support,said snuifer arm having projections extending laterally therefrom beyondits head to a position adjacent the walls of said inner section, saidprojections being spaced from the pivoted end of said arm and oisetlaterally therefrom, a plurality of transversely arranged bars on theinner walls of the inner section, said bars extending inwardly towardeach other and in the path of said snuffer Number proJections foroperating thev same, and a syn- 1 024 843 ychronized ignition mechanismmounted in said 1675861 lighter to produce a flame when Vsaid pairs of 52019435 ame openings approach alignment with each other.

LoY M. STROTHER. Number REFERENCES CITED 10 gig The following referencesare of record in the 354,268 le of this patent: 359,462

6 UNITED STATES IIEA'IENTSl Name Date Everett Apr. 30, 1912 Nevire July3, 1928 Blair Oct. 29, 1935 FOREIGN PATENTS Country v Date Great Britain1910 Italy Oct. 5, 1932 Germany June 6, 1922 Germany Sept. 23, 1922

